No More Yearning For Dilli-wali Laccha Tokri Chaat

Do you often look for some authentic North Indian chaat in your city, and the majority of times you return home disappointed, then why not learn how to make some easy peasy chat recipes and treat your palate?

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Potato Basket Chat, also known as Laccha Tokri chat in Delhi, is like a Pandora box, offering a scrumptious combination of so many complimentary ingredients that leave you wanting more. You can always play around with different ingredients like pomegranate, chickpeas, white peas, sweet and sour chutneys, yogurt, sev, etc. in the filling. If you want to try this recipe at home, here’s how you must proceed:

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients for the Potato Basket (Tokri)

Potato – 5 (peeled and grated)

Oil – For frying

Ingredients for the Filling:

Chickpeas (Boiled) – ½ cup

Boondi – ½ cup

Tomato – 1

Potato (Boiled) – 1

White peas (Boiled) – ½ cup

Salt – ¼ tsp.

Black Salt – ¼ tsp.

Tamarind Chutney – 4 tbsp.

Green Chutney – 2 tbsp.

Yoghurt – 4 tbsp.

Green Chilli – 2

Red Chilli Powder – ½ tsp.

Coriander (finely chopped)

Fine Sev

METHOD:

Preparing Potato Baskets:

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Peel the potatoes, wash them thoroughly and then grate them.

Soak the grated potatoes in water for about 5 minutes to get rid of the extra starch and drain well.

Place the grated potatoes in a vegetable strainer and deep fry the baskets on medium flame till golden brown.

Once done, tap the strainer lightly to unmould the basket, repeat with the remaining potatoes.

Place on a paper towel to get rid of the extra oil.

Preparing the Filling:

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Soak boondi in hot water for about 5 minutes and drain off the excess water